There's an unwritten compact between you and the reader. If someone enters a bookstore and sets down hard earned money (energy) for your book, you owe that person some entertainment and as much more as you can give.
Frank HerbertNo more terrible disaster could befall your people than for them to fall into the hands of a Hero.
Frank HerbertThe surest way to keep a secret is to make people believe they already know the answer.
Frank Herbert